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Well, despite the grief I've returned to, I've had a thoroughly enjoyable day down in Dover at the S&B Spring Show.
The main part of the show was held in an old farm building and was prety busy when I arrived.
Mark Baker was in attendance. He seemed to have a constant crowd around him, I couldn't get close enough to fully see what he was doing. Seems like a lovely chap tho.
The Garden of England woodturning club was in attendance and had a couple of turners demonstrating. They also had a lovely array of work on display
I hadn't realised it til I looked at the pics, but I'd spent most of the day hanging around Les Thorne. I really like this guy and the work he was doing.
Here's a Massur Birch thin wall vase he made:
He went on to make a bowl which I can't remember fully what he did, I think it was gilding cream.
and my favourite of the day was this bowl made from ash, textured with the arbortech, sprayed with ebonising lacquer, then red paint, then black again and finally hollowed out and a gold motif painted in the bottom.
I was that impressed I promptly went off in search of ebonising spray!
S&B's blanks shed is a wonderful place, I was like a child in a sweet shop
I finally dragged myself away and when I got home I found this lot in my boot....
:shock: :lol:
When sitting eating my lunch a guy approached me who'd recognised me from the forums, DaveN. We had a quick natter and he caught me later in the shop struggling to hold on to all my purchases.
On the way back I dropped in to a meet a forum member who'd offered me some Ash logs from a tree he'd just felled. Lovely guy, I came away with a boot load to add to the cause.
What with the weather aswell, today's been truly glorious.
The main part of the show was held in an old farm building and was prety busy when I arrived.
Mark Baker was in attendance. He seemed to have a constant crowd around him, I couldn't get close enough to fully see what he was doing. Seems like a lovely chap tho.
The Garden of England woodturning club was in attendance and had a couple of turners demonstrating. They also had a lovely array of work on display
I hadn't realised it til I looked at the pics, but I'd spent most of the day hanging around Les Thorne. I really like this guy and the work he was doing.
Here's a Massur Birch thin wall vase he made:
He went on to make a bowl which I can't remember fully what he did, I think it was gilding cream.
and my favourite of the day was this bowl made from ash, textured with the arbortech, sprayed with ebonising lacquer, then red paint, then black again and finally hollowed out and a gold motif painted in the bottom.
I was that impressed I promptly went off in search of ebonising spray!
S&B's blanks shed is a wonderful place, I was like a child in a sweet shop
I finally dragged myself away and when I got home I found this lot in my boot....
:shock: :lol:
When sitting eating my lunch a guy approached me who'd recognised me from the forums, DaveN. We had a quick natter and he caught me later in the shop struggling to hold on to all my purchases.
On the way back I dropped in to a meet a forum member who'd offered me some Ash logs from a tree he'd just felled. Lovely guy, I came away with a boot load to add to the cause.
What with the weather aswell, today's been truly glorious.
